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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, p. 180 – 211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Phuong accompany Kien on the train when they sign up for the war effort?
(a) She is travelling to her relatives
(b) They want to spend all the time they have left together
(c) She has never been on a train before
(d) To make sure he gets there

2. Who was Tranh?
(a) A lover of Phuong's
(b) A friend of Kien's
(c) A commander of their brigade
(d) A boy from school

3. What does Phuong taunt Kien about becoming?
(a) A capitalist
(b) A killer
(c) A pacifist
(d) A communist

4. How are Kien and Phuong separated the very next day?
(a) Phuong is betrothed to someone else
(b) Phuong goes to University whilst Kien is called for army training
(c) Kien is ordered away by his father
(d) The Americans invade

5. What does Kien think writing will achieve for him?
(a) It will make him famous
(b) It will make him rich
(c) It transforms his experiences and memories and makes sense of them
(d) It will show the world what Vietnam went through

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kien realise is different about Phuong?

2. Why did Kien become a body collector?

3. What sense suddenly gives Kien a memory of his wartime experiences?

4. Who does Kien dream about in hospital?

5. What form does Kien's writing take?

(see the answer key)

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